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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Memphis, TN

November 15, 2005Henry County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2005, 2:22 PM CST for Henry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 38 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2005, 2:22 PM CST (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2005, 3:00 PM CST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Henry County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 15, 2:38 PM CSTTORNADO5 W Paris, TNMOVING EAST
Nov 15, 3:00 PM CSTTORNADO3 Ne Paris, TN*** 12 INJ *** TORNADO DAMAGE TO THE SHADY GROVE ROAD AREA. BUILDING DESTROYED WITH INJURIES.
Nov 15, 3:00 PM CSTTORNADOParis, TNDAMAGE JUST NORTH OD PARIS
Nov 15, 3:00 PM CSTTORNADOParis, TNDAMAGE JUST NORTH OF PARIS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 15, 7:42 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2005-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2005-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMEG 152022
TORMEG
TNC079-152100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0039.051115T2022Z-051115T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
222 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 300 PM CST

* AT 222 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF ROUTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  MCKENZIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COTTAGE
  GROVE...PARIS AND SPRINGVILLE.

.IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3642 8852 3616 8852 3623 8812 3648 8812

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KMEG 152041
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
241 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

TNC079-152100-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-051115T2100Z/
HENRY TN-
241 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR HENRY
COUNTY...

AT 241 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN 
WESTERN HENRY COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 55.  THIS TORNADO IS NOW LOCATED 
NEAR PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PURYEAR
AND SPRINGVILLE.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

LAT...LON 3642 8852 3616 8852 3623 8812 3648 8812

$$
000 
WWUS54 KMEG 152044
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
244 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

TNC079-152100-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-051115T2100Z/
HENRY TN-
244 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR HENRY
COUNTY...

AT 242 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN 
WESTERN HENRY COUNTY ON HIGHWAY 54.  THIS TORNADO IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 
PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PURYEAR
AND SPRINGVILLE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3642 8852 3616 8852 3623 8812 3648 8812

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 5:00 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEGCarroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more13 hr
Nov 15, 11:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTipton29 min
Nov 15, 12:26 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDyer, Lake34 min
Nov 15, 12:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby20 min
Nov 15, 12:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTipton30 min
Nov 15, 1:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby14 min
Nov 15, 1:09 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson36 min
Nov 15, 1:12 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGObion8 min
Nov 15, 1:44 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGGibson16 min
Nov 15, 1:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTipton27 min
Nov 15, 2:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby28 min
Nov 15, 2:06 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGWeakley24 min
Nov 15, 2:09 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHaywood36 min
Nov 15, 2:20 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson25 min
Nov 15, 2:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby32 min
Nov 15, 2:36 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGMadison24 min
Nov 15, 2:46 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCarroll44 min
Nov 15, 2:59 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHenry16 min
Nov 15, 3:02 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGMadison13 min
Nov 15, 3:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby36 min
Nov 15, 3:12 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGMadison33 min
Nov 15, 3:28 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCarroll17 min
Nov 15, 3:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette26 min
Nov 15, 3:44 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGMadison31 min
Nov 15, 3:52 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHardin23 min
Nov 15, 3:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby31 min
Nov 15, 4:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Henderson35 min
Nov 15, 4:19 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Henderson26 min
Nov 15, 4:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman21 min
Nov 15, 4:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMadison24 min
Nov 15, 4:39 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGTipton2 hr
Nov 15, 4:43 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGMadison2 hr
Nov 15, 4:45 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGChester, Madison30 min
Nov 15, 4:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman18 min
Nov 15, 5:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenderson23 min
Nov 15, 5:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur21 min
Nov 15, 5:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin, McNairy42 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.